THURSDAY. MARCH 4:1954. Fraternity Work Hours Put New Slant on 'Hell Week' By DIEHL McKALIP The flurry of community betterment projects being un dertaken by University frat ernities within the past two weeks show that the "Hell Week" is being replaced by a "Help Week." It is the hope of Interfraternity Council that, through its sub-com mittee on community projects headed by John Basista of Sigma Pi, fraternities will be persuaded to take some of the horse-play out of their pledge hazing. In its place, the IFC would like to see service. Donald Reidenbaugh of Sigma Chi, publicity head for the com mittee, said participation has been very good this year. He also said that fraternity-sorority Christmas parties, which are part of the IF,C community projects, set a record this year, more than doubling in number. Reidenbaugh explained the pro jects committee is part of the pro gram of the IFC publicity com mittee headed by John Flanagan of Sigma Chi. This program at tempts to promote good relations with townspeople and to give frat ernity men a "feeling of belong ing to the community," he said. The projects are planned by the IFC through the cooperation of Eugene M. Fulmer, secretary of the State College Chamber of Commerce. Reidenbaugh said Fulmer's office locates things _ worth doing and makes arrange ments for interested fraternities to do them. Christmas saw the greatest con centration of activities when frat ernities and sororities joined for ces to hold 22 parties for children from State College and the sur rounding area. Last year's parties numbered nine. Recent work projects conducted by fraternities have included two park clean-ups, a church cleaning, and a jail painting. Lambda.-Chi Alpha gathered and burned leaves and brush and repaired recrea tional equipment at- the Sunset View Park and Sigma Chi did a similar job at-Holmes-Foster Field. Other projects during the past two weeks were done by Sigma Pi, which painted cells, corri dors, and the kitchen of the Centre County jail in Bellefonte. and Alpha Tau Omega, which washed windows and cleaned at the United Brethren Church of State College. Among projects last semester were the painting of the offices of the Red Cross, Cancer Society, and Community Nursing Service by Lambda Chi Alpha and the painting of the basement of the First Church of Christ, Scientist by Phi Sigma Delta. Also the painting of the men's living unit in the :Centre County Home at Bellefonte, by Sigma Nu and a clean-up of the State College little league baseball park done by Sig ma Chi. Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Phi Epsilon recently ini tiated Samuel Wyllie, Charles Ferguson, Bernard Van Zyl, George Carrick, Norman White house, Claude Hertler, James Smith, George Daneker, and Dan te Defalco. The fraternity was recently en tertained by, Alpha Omicron Pi. Entertainment by the sorority was followed by refreshments and dancing. Delta Upsilon Delta Upsilon has initiated Rus sell Miller, Claude Profitt, and Henry Zeybel. The fraternity pledged James Sarver. Acacia Acacia recently entertained Delta Zeta at the chapter house. Entertainment was proyided by the fraternity pledges and danc ing and refreshments followed. YARN Reduced NITTANY CARD & GIFT SHOP East College Avenue Opposite Atherton Hall —Photo by G. Bretts TWO FRATERNITY pledges are pictured participating in their "Help Week" community project. Interfraternity Council officials report that these projects have been instituted not only to replace the hazing of "Hell Week" but also to better the relationship between the borough and the fraternitieS. Weathering the Weather Proves an All-Day Job In the first three days of March, State College has had no less than three types of weather. Coeds ' have changed outfits in these days from rain slickers to light jackets to - Winter coats and scarves. The month-early monsoon Monday morning came as a surprise to most coeds—with dripping hair; damp clothes, unpressed (just out of the cleaners) pleated skirts, squishing muddy shoes, wringing wet socks, and disgusted looks telling the tale. - This indicates' what most coeds knew already: that few coeds sur mount the difficulty of opening their eyes in the morning to look out.: the window and blink at the daylight to see what is going= , on outside. - Tuesday was mild. Penn State students have begun to accept these balmy off-season breezes as Nittany Valley quirks. During that' in-between day, coeds only wraps were their Penn St at e jackets, coats flying open. The net] result was more boxes of tissues at the "time to buy another box" stage and more coeds ready to cut Wednesday's classes to sleep off colds, the origin of which was a mystery to them. It was snowing yesterday morn ing when sleepy eyes were forced to face the pallid. sunlight. Out came the heavy, bulky coats and stoles that •for several days had been outdated at the. University. There is a moral to this survey of the-clothes-to-w eathe r-the weather-problem: one should nev er depend upon the weather in said area shadowed by Mt. Nit tany and one should force a look out at least one window before one rushes off to first class. Omicron Nu Taps 21 New Members The local chapter of Omicron Nu, national hoan e economics scholastic honorary, has elected 21 new members. Juniors elected to membership are Janice Holm. Joan Freyler, Anna Saylor, Marianne Herold, Marian Bomberger, Arlene Smith, Edna Patterson, Arlene Borgeson, Esther Weiss, Martha MacDonald, Yvonne Fino, Maud Strawn, Pol ly Moore,' Joan Burkett, and Alice Noble. Seniors Martha Lear n, Gail Fromer, Patricia Jenkins, an d Ruth Coates, and graduate stu deuts Marjorie Merchant an d Marian Miller have also been tapped. Pledging for the group will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 17 and initiation will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 31. co_edito PM Kappa Tau Phi Kappa Tau recently initiat ed Thomas Bast, Richard Wagner, William Shelly, William Lawn, William McCarthy, La u r ence Shaheen, Donald Rieco, James Kaleka, Leroy Varettoni, Howard Thompson, Robert Murray, and Gale Erickson. Phi Kappa Sigma New pledges of Phi Kappa Sig ma are Joseph Captain, Charles Hayes, Robert Sargent, Earl Wol laston, Darry Beasom, and Louis Schneider. Beta Sigma Omicron • Cynthia Palmer was recently pledged by Beta Sigma Omicron. THE DAILY" COLLEGIAt4. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA By NANCY GRAY. Cosmopolitan Club The Cosmopolitan .Club will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday in 119 Osmond. The film "Building for the Na tions" will be shown. A reception will follow at Elm Cottage. •'. DOES THIS LOOK LUSCIOUS? Of course it is— Ws made from fine ingreik cents and decorated with care at germ. 5 Pastry Shop 239 S. Allen St. - Phone 3121 4 Students Selected To Read in Festivals Four students were chosen from 10 finalists Tuesday night t represent the University in two intercollegiate reading festivals in April and May. They are Ann Good, eighth semester liberal arts major; William Grundy, fourth semester liberal arts major; Morton Slakoff, fourth semester liberal arts major; and Margaret Troutman, eighth se mester education major. Three of the winners will read in the Pennsylvania Intercolle giate Reading Festival April 29 and 30 at the University and one will take part in the Eastern Poe try Reading Festival May 8 at Smith College, Northampton, Mass. Final decision concerning the festival in which each of the four will participate will be made at a later date. Mrs. Harriet B. Nes bitt, assistant professor of public speaking, said. Jane Montgomery, eighth se mester liberal arts major, was chosen to be master of ceremonies for the April reading festival. The five were selected by mem bers of, the speech department at the second monthly Reading Hour Tuesday night, sponsored by the oral interpretation division of the speech department. The programs are tinder the direction of Mrs. Nesbitt and William Hamilton, as sistant professor of speech. Three of this year's festival del egates were participants in last year's festivali also. Miss Trout man and Grundy took part in the reading festival, Grundy as rep-. resentative from Behrend Center. Slakoff was the University's dele gate to the Eastern poetry event. Co-eith Phi Mu Recent initiates of Phi Mu are Joyce Faust, Linda Holmes, Pa tricia lobst, Catherine Knight, Mary Lloyd, Suzanne Leib, Susan Light, Gertrude Lutz, Nancy Marsh, Shirley Martin, Joyce Stark, Janet Stevenson, and Mar ilyn Ward. A breakfast for new initiates was held Saturday and coffee and doughnuts were served after ini tiation Sunday night. Phi Delta Theta Recently initiated into Phi Del ta Theta were John Schofield, Ed win Selling, and Edwin Robinson. Recently pledged were James Millen, Clarence Remaley, Alfred Kennedy, Jack Kersh, Robert Al lison, Norman Smith; Donald Lee, Robert Dougherty, William Stod dart, John Bischoff, Perry Bur don, and Rodger Snyder. Newman Chib Coeds To Play Basketball The Newman Club has arranged several basketball games with other campus basketball teams for women belonging to the club. A similar bowling league is being set up for men. The bowling league will meet at 9:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Anyone in terested in taking part in these two sports may contact . Steven Hamas, telephone 8-6311 or 4302. aro oteVely. ••••.• it coiecentrateA ooe yen... Our new collection of 1 0=3„ , COROLITE JEWELRY by CORO _ 3 ~‘ with the "Futura Finish" that can't tarnish. Will add a sparkling new beauty to everything you wear. CUFF LINKS, EARRINGS, • ~--- NECKLACES and BRACELETS in Matching Sets. 411), / Clearfield's WSGA Receives 51 Nominations For 9 Offices Approximately 51 women have nominated themselves for offices in the Women's Student Govern ment Association, Margaret Faris, elections chairman; said yesterday. The deadline for self-nomina tions for offices in the Women's Recreation Association was ex tended until 5 p.m. Friday by the WRA executive board because of the lack of nominees. Self-nomin ation forms are available in the Dean of Women's office, 105 Old Main. The deadline for WSGA nomi nees was yesterday. Nominees for WSGA positions will meet at 7 tonight in 101 Wil lard. A screening board will inter view WSGA nominees from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the WSGA room in White Hall. Because the deadline for WRA nominations has been extended, WRA nominees will not meet to ni gh t, Kathleen Queensberry, WRA elections chairman, said yes- I terday. Miss Faris said candidates will be introduced at house meetings next week. They will also be intro duced at the "Tea for the Coeds" March 14. 4-H Club to Hold Spring Square Dance Tomorrow The Campus 4-H Club will hold its annual spring square dance from 8 to 11 p.m. tomorrow in the Temporary Union Building. • The Hayseeds, a group of stu dent square dance callers, will play for the dance. Prizes will be given for a cakewalk during in terinission. A door prize will be awarded. Paul Kleisath, second semester dairy husbandry major, is gen eral chairman of the dance. Tickets may be purchased for 50 cents at the Extension office, 5 Dairy, or at the door. ASK THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN IT They laughed for two solid hours. ON APPROVAL Center Stage Don't wait! Get tickets now for this Fri day night at Student _Union
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